to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
while surprised; suddenly
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
annual (plant); first-year student
without cause; without reason
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
meanwhile; in the meantime
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
came here; coming here; recently
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to redeem (from sin); to save
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
higher rank; better position
to brush off; to shake off
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed